Every year, between 8,000 to 10,000 North Koreans illegally cross into China.
Tag: China Economy
Information and statistics on the black market in China. Tracking counterfeit goods, human trafficking, the illegal wildlife trade, corruption and other illegal crime acts.
Fake Cigarette Production in China in 2003
Cigarette make Phillip Morris International claims that China produces 190 billion counterfeit cigarettes each year.
Seizures of Fake Cigarettes in China in 2006
Police in China seized 9.07 billion counterfeit cigarettes in 2006. 6,334 people were arrested for selling counterfeit cigarettes, with 2,313 prosecuted.
Fake Cigarette Production in North Korea
41 billion counterfeit cigarettes produced each year in North Korea and are then sold in China, Japan, and the United States.
Auto Industry Losses to Counterfeits in China
$9 Billion in losses to automobile parts makers around the world are due to counterfeit auto parts made in China.
Hyundai Losses to Fake Parts From China
Around $200 million is lost in sales of auto parts to South Korean auto manufacturer Hyundai due to counterfeit parts made in China.
Number of Antiques From China Entering the Art Market Each Year
Between 5,000 to 12,000 smuggled objects from China reach the international art market each year.
World's Largest Market for Animals is China
China is the biggest market in the world for tiger bone, leopard cat, rhino horn, and sea horse, and imports up to fifteen tons of ivory each year.
Internal tiger trade ban costs China $4 billion
Officials in China has stated that the ban on the internal trade in tiger parts has cost the country $4 billion.
Between 26 million and 73 million shark fins are sold every year in Hong Kong
Source: Mark Henderson, “Taste for fins puts shark on danger list,” Times (UK), February 18, 2008.